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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1240L
Language
English
Description
Presents the lives of the presidents, focusing on their roles as parents, husbands, pet owners, and neighbors, while also including humorous anecdotes about hairstyles, attitudes, diets, fears, and sleep patterns.
Author
Language
English
Description
At the end of the summer of 1859, twenty-two-year-old Peachy Quinn Harrison went on trial for murder in Springfield, Illinois. Abraham Lincoln, who had been involved in more than three thousand cases -- including more than twenty-five murder trials -- during his two-decades-long career, was hired to defend him. Lincoln's debates with Senator Stephen Douglas the previous fall had gained him a national following, transforming the little-known, self-taught...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Big Book of Presidents" illustrates each president's journey to the White House through facts, anecdotes, illustrations, photographs, inspirational quotes, and more! Find out which president had a faithful dog named Fala, who was the only unmarried president, and which president's daughter carried around her pet snake in the White House in this overview of our country's leaders.
Author
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hail to the Chief! Get ready to meet all of our nation's presidents, from George Washington to Donald Trump. This easy-to-read book offers mini biographies and fun facts about each president's accomplishments in the Oval Office and beyond, accompanied by photographs and lists of key events.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Offers a broad scope of statistics on U.S. presidential elections from George Washington to Barack Obama. Entries are presented in vivid and colorful info graphic formats, utilizing graphic organizers, timelines, charts, graphs, maps, and other info graphics as appropriate"--
12) The White House
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Keneesha, a White House Secret Service agent, gives a brief history of the White House and describes the various functions held there.
13) President
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
340L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces the president to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
Author
Language
English
Description
National Bestseller
Don't despair. Don't retreat. Fight back.
A call-to-action for Democrats, moderate Republicans, and other anti-Trump dissenters, detailing the history of social and political policies, how Obama treated them, how Trump has the power to undermine them, and what people can do to fight back.
The stunning election of Donald J. Trump rocked an already divided America
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Language
English
Description
An analysis of how George Washington's life was impacted by slavery discusses his ties to the slave community, activities as a slave owner, realization of the evils of slavery, and political efforts on behalf of slaves. A major new biography of Washington, and the first to explore his engagement with American slavery. When George Washington wrote his will, he made the startling decision to set his slaves free; earlier he had said that holding slaves...
17) Vice president
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
390L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces the vice president to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"How much do you know about Theodore Roosevelt? Find out the facts you need to know about the 26th president of the United States. You'll learn about the early life, challenges, and major accomplishments of this important American"--
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